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#PrideMonth
plans, they’ve brought greater clarity on the meaning of Pride, which began 51 years ago with protests led largely by LGBTQ+ people of color.
The fight is not over. Today and every day, we're proud to stand with you.
Early-stage VC deals remained robust in Q1 2020, but this pre-pandemic momentum is likely to cool as European managers shift their focus inward toward existing portfolio companies.
Learn more in our latest report:
Last week,
@Facebook
agreed to buy
@Giphy
, one of many recent signs that despite a global economic crisis, startup investing doesn't appear to be slowing down.
More on Big Tech's pandemic-era investment push:
LGBTQ+ people have had an unmeasured impact on the world—and the same is true within our industry of VC, PE and the public markets.
This list highlights the achievements of 25 entrepreneurs, VCs and innovators. Check it out:
🧵 Have you ever wondered how we get our
#data
? Our proprietary research process involves web crawlers which scrub the internet for relevant financial information from news articles, regulatory filings, websites, press releases and more.
The world of VC, PE and M&A is ever shifting, so we're making it even easier to find top stories from the team you trust.
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As the capital markets become more competitive, investors need to find new ways to streamline how they source deals. Download our latest guide to find out how you can better inform you strategy—faster.
Founders struggling to raise money are quietly closing bridge rounds with liquidation preferences as high as 4x to get themselves over the line to positive revenue numbers, but in doing so, are risking burning bridges with their earliest investors.
Did you catch the
@SeattleKraken
’s inaugural expansion draft yesterday? What an incredible experience for Seattle sports fans. As the team’s Official Financial Data Provider, we’re more excited than ever to see the home team hit the ice later this year.
#Kraken
#SeattleKraken
Nontraditional investor participation in European VC intensified in 2019, resulting in lofty round sizes and inflated valuations.
Learn more in our report.
We’ll proudly sport the 'S' while cheering on the
#SeaKraken
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Who is
@AndrewYang
? The
#tech
entrepreneur turned presidential candidate joins 19 others in the first round of Democratic debates, but he and his core campaign initiative are still relative unknowns.
Ghost kitchens represent an emerging tech-enabled business model that could significantly affect the restaurant and food delivery industry.
Download our latest analyst note for an in-depth analysis of the haunting world of ghost kitchens:
What could the beer market look like in 5 years? How about autonomous vehicles?
With 120K+ unique market size estimates across 30K+ markets, our newest offering doesn’t predict the future, but it can help you assess opportunities and early indicators:
As two iconic PE-backed retail chains declare bankruptcy, one investment giant has a $5 billion plan to keep the wolves at bay.
The retail industry's accelerating woes join a scooter shakeup, startup litigation and more in our recap of the week:
Following
@TechCrunch
's article that sparked quite the controversy around the changing landscape of early-stage VC, we took a deeper dive into the data. There appears to be a mass exodus from seed both in deal count & value. Read more:
We recently partnered with local restaurant
@ElementalPizza
to donate pizza to our local Seattle-area first responders.
It's a small token of gratitude, but we were honored to pitch in to make their day a little brighter (and tastier). Thank you,
#SeattleFirstResponders
!
LocalGlobe a VC firm founded by
@robinklein
&
@cape
, father & son is fast becoming one of the UK's most prolific seed investors. Without seed investors there would be no multimillion-$ mega-round to invest in.
About
@localglobevc
:
How might mature private companies get their IPOs back on track?
@Deloitte
's latest Road to Next report leverages PitchBook data to answer this question and more. Check out the report here:
In partnership with
@WebSummit
, we surveyed 142 global
#VC
firms attending the conference in Lisbon:
💡 35% said that rising
#inflation
has not resulted in any strategy change
💡 Only 8% reported that they have significantly pulled back on
#investments
Female founders and investors, including the 64 highlighted here, are creators and innovators. Despite any obstacles along the way, they’re building the solutions that shape our communities and the world. 🌎
#femalefounders
#femaleinvestors
Earlier this year,
@WeWork
issued its CEO $5.9 million in partnership rights in exchange for the trademark to the company's new name. Now, Adam Neumann is giving those rights back.
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#NasdaqListed
@MorningstarInc
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Venture capitalists have a record $118 billion of cash on hand, ready to invest in private companies. That's up 20% from 2018. From
@felixsalmon
at
@axios
The 2Q 2019 PitchBook-
@NVCA
Venture Monitor reflects the long-awaited rush of unicorn IPOs, marking the first time US
#VC
exit value has crested $130B in a single quarter. Created in partnership with
@SVB_Financial
,
@Shareworks
and
@PerkinsCoieLLP
.
Mega-rounds. Unicorns. And an
#IPO
. It's been a great year for several women in VC. On the other side of dealmaking, here's a look at five VC firms founded by women and who they're investing in.
Leading a startup can be a lonely job, even without an ongoing pandemic.
As founders grapple with a lack of face-to-face support, VC firms are expanding their online communities to encourage communication, knowledge sharing and emotional support: